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E. n. GALLAGHER.

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Patented June 1, 1915.

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EDWARD D. GALLAGHER, or NEw Yoan, N. '1., AssreNon To ANcELL n'. BALL AND THOMAS A. BALL, A corAnTNEnsHIP TRADING UNDER. THE NAME or BEST a COMPANY OIE"A NEW YORK, N. Y.'

Speoiention of Letters Patent.

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Patented June 1, 191.5.

Application led January 25, 1915. Serial No. 4,095.

Lasts, of whichA the following is a clear, full,

and exact description. fr

This invention relates to improvements 1n lasts `upon which shoes are molded and made, and onefof the objects of the present invention is to provide a last of such construction as to enable the formation thereonof an improved shoe as shown in a copending application Serial No. 4096 filed by me on even date herewith. f

Other objects of the invention are to provide a practical and eiicient last.

These being among the objects of the present invention, the same consists of certain features of construction -to be hereinafter described and then claimed with reference to the accompanying drawings illustrating a suitable embodiment of the invention in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a last for a left shoe; Fig. 2 is an underside view thereof; Fig. 3 is a transverse outline section on the line 3-3 Fig. 2, said view showing at X in dotted lines the outline of a forward cross sectionof said last on the line X--X Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a transverse section in outbroken away, and indicating in dotte llne on the line 5 5 Fig. 2, indicating in dotted lines at Y thel outline of the forward cross section at Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a transverse section on the line 5--5 Fig. 2 in the direction of the larrow, showing the rearward parts in elevation and the outline of the heel in` dotted lines; and Fig. 6 is a cross section on the line 6--6 Fig. 2 in outline, nrltly a forward section corresponding with the cross section in Fig. 4.

The last illustrated is provided with a heel 10, a waist 11 and forepart 12, and the inner longitudinal side portion of the waist 11 is abnormally curved-inwardly as at 13.

'lohe longitudinal axis of the heel and warst at the bottom of the lastV an'd the longitudlnal am's of the forepart are so disposed that they will lie at an angle to each other longitudinally of the bottom of the last so as to dividel a line 15 extendingl transversely across the inner portion of t e forepart 12 and the transverse inner portion 16 of `the heel 10, the c urve of the side portion 13 ofthe waist will 11e quite close to the said line 14. On a line drawn transversely across the n arrowest portlon of the bottom of the waist 11, the

degree `of separation between the curve 13 and the said line 14 will be comparatively shght. The transverse line 17 across the narrowest part of the Waist 11 is therefore considerably offset relatively to the saidline 14. Above the narrow walst portion at 17 it will be seen that the width of said waist is at'18 greater than the underlying portion and 1 1es approxlmately equally on both sides ofsaid line or axis 14.

Just to one side of but preferably sli htly 'back of the point 19 corresponding wit the big toe joint,'the under surface of the last t has a reverse arch, depression or concavi'ty 20 which enables the ormation of an arch or convexlty 1 n the metatarsal region of the shoe. The salddepression or concavity 20 is indicated in Fig. 2 in outline, andfas 'Shown it extends as far' as the incurve of the side portion 13. Just outside of the indi- .cated outline of said depression or concav- 1ty 20 the under surface of the last is raised so that the depression or concavity 2O occupies a `relatively small area.

The undersurface of the last is substantlally even at the forepart and the heel part thereof .and between points to one side of approximately one-half of the width of the waist of the last, except that it is `concaved or depressed to one side of and directly behind the location for the big toe joint so that said concavity or depressionisintersected by an approximately centrall longitudinal line at said surface, saidconcavity or depression having dimensions approximately one-half the width of said surface and, transversely, substantially the same measurement at least as Asaid width, and being coincident with the location of the metatarsal bones of the human foot as before stated.

'The inset and curved portion 13 of the last enables an arched platform to be produced at 'the inner side of the shoe, above the sole, while the substantially straight 1nside line at 21 and the broad curving outside line at 22 enables the shoe to be formed with a forepart to provide ample room for the toes. The described construction of the last enables a shoe to be produced wlth all of and the shape of the last substantially corthe advantages whichare set forth in my said copending application. The outline respond with the lines of a normally sound foot as it leaves its mark on the sand.

1. 'A shoe last comprising a body having its entire under-surface substantially even except that it is concaved or depressed within an area which is relatively small as compared with the' area of said substantially even surface, at a location to one side of and directly behind that corresponding with the big toe joint so as to be intersected by an approximately central longitudinal line at said surface, said concavity or depression having dimensions approximately one-half the width of said surface and,.transversely,

substantially the same measurement at least `transverse' portions of the heel as said Width, and being coincident with the location of the metatarsal bones of the human foot.

2. A shoe last, comprising a forepart and a heel part, and having a waist with its inner longitudinal side portion curved abnormally'v inwardly toward an imaginary straight line which equally divides those part and orepart which are directly contiguous to the end portions of said waist, the degree of separation between said. curve and ima inary line corresponding. approximate y with one third orless of the distance across i straight line which equally divides those y transverse portions of -the heel part and forepart which are directly conti ous to the end portions of said waist, the del separation between said curve and ima nary line corresponding approximately with one-third or less of the distance across the narrowest part of the bottom of said waist,

while above the said bottom the width of the said Waist is greater andlies approximately equally to both sides of said line,

the under-surface of which last is -concaved I or depressed at a locatlon which 1s coincident with,the location of the metatarsal bones of the human foot.V

Signed at New York, N. Y., this 23rd day of January '1915.

EDWARD D. GeflLLAGfinsa.v Witnesses: u v

WILLIAM T. BRrANs, Gao. L. Wmmmcx. 

